Fraser (surname)
Fraser is a Scottish surname, connected to the Clans Fraser and Fraser of Lovat. It is most commonly found in the United Kingdom, Canada, the United States, Australia, and New Zealand.
Pronunciation | [ˈfre.zɚ] (Scotland) [ˈfɹe.zə] (elsewhere) |
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Origin | |
Language(s) | English, French, Gaelic |
Region of origin | Scotland |
Other names | |
Variant form(s) | Fraiser, Frasier Frazer, Frazier |
Notable people with the surname include:
A
- Adam Fraser (1871–1???), Scottish footballer
- Alasdair Fraser (born 1955), Scottish fiddler
- Alec Fraser (disambiguation), multiple people
- Alex Fraser (disambiguation), multiple people
- Alexander Fraser (disambiguation), multiple people
- Alistair Fraser (1885–1964), Canadian politician
- Alison Fraser (born 1955), American actress and singer
- Allan Fraser (disambiguation), multiple people
- Andrew Fraser (disambiguation), multiple people
- Andy Fraser (1952–2015), English musician and songwriter, member of the rock band Free
- Angus Fraser (born 1965), former English international cricketer
- Lady Antonia Fraser (born 1932), British author
- Archibald Campbell Fraser of Lovat (1736–1815), British consul
- Arvonne Fraser (1925–2018), American politician and writer
- Andy Fraser, (born 1964-), CEO of Sockeye, Family man, and avid lover of salmon.
B
- Barbara Wall Fraser, American politician from Missouri
- Barry Fraser (1940–2022), Canadian ice hockey executive
- Benton Fraser, fictional character in the TV series Due South
- Bernie Fraser (disambiguation), multiple people
- Bill Fraser (disambiguation), multiple people
- Bonnie Fraser, lead singer of Australian pop-punk band Stand Atlantic
- Brad Fraser (born 1959), Canadian playwright
- Brendan Fraser (born 1968), Canadian-American actor
- Brooke Fraser (born 1983), New Zealand singer-songwriter
- Bruce Fraser (disambiguation), multiple people
C
- Carol Hoorn Fraser (1930–1991), figurative artist
- Charles Fraser (disambiguation), multiple people
- Chase Fraser (born 1995), Canadian lacrosse player
- Chick Fraser (1873–1940), American Major League Baseball pitcher
- Christine Marion Fraser (1938–2002), Scottish author
- Christopher Fraser (born 1965), British Conservative Member of Parliament
- Christopher Finlay Fraser (1839–1894), Canadian lawyer and politician
- Christopher Neil Fraser (born 1974), British-born Australian businessman
- Colin Fraser (born 1985), Canadian ice hockey player
D
- Daniel Fraser (disambiguation), multiple people
- David Fraser (disambiguation), multiple people
- Dawn Fraser (born 1937), Australian swimmer
- Donald Fraser (disambiguation), multiple people
- Donna Fraser (born 1972), English track athlete
- Doug Fraser (disambiguation), multiple people
- Douglas Fraser (1916–2008), American union leader
- Douglas M. Fraser (born 1953), American general
- Drew Fraser (born 1944), Canadian academic
- Duncan Fraser (disambiguation), multiple people
E
- Eadie Fraser (1860–1886), Scottish footballer
- Elisabeth Fraser (1920–2005), American actress
- Eliza Fraser, Scottish shipwreck survivor (1836)
- Elizabeth Fraser (born 1963), Scottish singer
- Eric Fraser (disambiguation), multiple people
- Etty Fraser (1931–2018), Brazilian actress
- Evan Fraser of Balconie
F
- Flora Fraser (disambiguation), multiple people
- Francis Fraser (disambiguation), multiple people
- Frankie Fraser (1923–2014), British gangster and ex-convict once dubbed 'the most dangerous man in Britain'
- Frank L. Fraser (1854–1935), American politician
- Franklin D. Fraser (1819–1879), Florida supreme court justice
G
- George Fraser (disambiguation), multiple people
- Giles Fraser (born 1964), Anglican priest
- Gordon Fraser (disambiguation) or Gord Fraser, multiple people
- Graham Fraser (born 1946), Canadian journalist
H
- Hadley Fraser (born 1980), English actor and singer
- Harold Fraser (disambiguation), multiple people
- Harry Fraser (disambiguation), multiple people
- Helen Fraser (disambiguation), multiple people
- Henk Fraser (born 1966), Dutch footballer
- Henry Fraser (disambiguation), multiple people
- Herbert MacKay-Fraser (1927–1957), American racing driver
- Hew Fraser (1877–1938), Scottish field hockey player
- Honor Fraser (born 1974), American art dealer
- Hugh Fraser (disambiguation), multiple people
I
- Iain Fraser (disambiguation), multiple people
- Ian Fraser (disambiguation), multiple people
- Isaac Fraser (1779–1858), Canadian politician
J
- Jack Fraser (disambiguation), multiple people
- James Fraser (disambiguation), multiple people
- Jill Fraser (1946–2006), British theatre owner and director
- Jim Fraser (disambiguation), multiple people
- J. Keith Fraser (born 1922), Canadian geographer
- Jo Fraser, British artist
- Jo Fraser, South Australian ceramicist and co-creator of Yerrakartarta art installation in Adelaide
- Joan Fraser (born 1944), Canadian senator
- John Fraser (disambiguation), multiple people
- Josh Fraser (born 1982), Australian rules footballer
- Julian Fraser (born 1950), a British Virgin Islands politician
- Juliette May Fraser (1887–1983), American artist
- Julius Thomas Fraser (1923–2010), interdisciplinarian scholar of time
K
- Karen Fraser (born 1944), Washington State Senator
- Katharine Fraser, Mistress of Saltoun (born 1957)
- Kathleen Fraser (disambiguation), multiple people
- Keath Fraser (born 1944), Canadian author
- Keith Fraser (disambiguation), multiple people
- Kelly Fraser (1993–2019), Inuk-Canadian Inuktitut-language singer-songwriter
- Kerry Fraser (born 1952), Canadian ice hockey referee
- Kristin Fraser (born 1980), American ice dancer
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- Laura Fraser (born 1976), Scottish actress
- Leo Fraser (1926–2013), American lawyer, businessman and politician
- Lindley M. Fraser (1904–1963), British economist
- Liz Fraser (1930–2018), English actress
- Louis Fraser (1810–1866), British zoologist
- Louis James Fraser (before 1870?–before 1917?), Scottish pioneer in Malaysia, see: Fraser's Hill
M
- Maddux Fraser (fantasy football expert) (born 2006), Lover of Red Robin Seasoning
- Malcolm Fraser (disambiguation), multiple people
- Marcus Fraser (golfer) (born 1978), Australian golfer
- Marcus Fraser (footballer) (born 1994), Scottish footballer
- Mark Fraser (disambiguation), multiple people
- Marion Fraser (1932–2016), Scottish music educator
- Martin Fraser (born 1970), Irish civil servant
- Mary Isabel Fraser (1863–1942), New Zealand teacher and advocate for girls' education
- Mat Fraser (actor) (born 1962), British rock musician and actor
- Mat Fraser (athlete) (born 1990) American CrossFit athlete
- Matthew Fraser (journalist) (born 1958), Canadian journalist
- Michael Fraser (basketball), (born 1984), Canadian player
- Moyra Fraser (1923–2009), British actress
- Murdo Fraser (born 1965), Scottish politician
N
- Nancy Fraser (born 1947), American philosopher and political theorist
- Neale Fraser (born 1933), former Australian tennis player
- Neil Fraser (disambiguation), multiple people
- Norman Fraser (1904-1986), Chilean-born English pianist and composer
P
- Paul Fraser (born 1955), British Entrepreneur
- Paula Newby-Fraser (born 1962), Zimbabwean ironman athlete
- Peter Fraser (disambiguation), multiple people
- Phyllis Fraser (1916–2006), American actress
Q
- Quentin Stafford-Fraser, British computer scientist
R
- Raymond Fraser (1941–2018), Canadian author
- Richard Fraser (disambiguation), multiple people
- Robert Fraser (disambiguation), multiple people
- Robin Fraser (born 1966), Jamaican soccer player
- Ron Fraser (1933–2013), American college baseball coach
- Ronald Fraser (disambiguation), multiple people
S
- Sally Fraser (1932–2019), American actress
- Sarah Fraser (died 1880), Australian brothel keeper
- Scott Fraser (disambiguation), multiple people
- Sean Fraser (disambiguation), multiple people
- Sheila Fraser (born 1950), Auditor General of Canada
- Shelly-Ann Fraser (born 1986), Jamaican sprinter
- Shelagh Fraser (1920–2000), English actress
- Simon Fraser (disambiguation), multiple people
- Steve Fraser (born 1958), American Olympic Greco-Roman wrestler
- Stuart Fraser (disambiguation), multiple people
- Suzie Fraser (born 1983), Australian water polo player
- Sylvia Fraser (born 1935), Canadian novelist and travel writer
T
- Thomas Fraser (disambiguation), multiple people
- Tom Fraser (1911–1988), British politician
- Tommy Fraser (born 1987), English footballer
- Tomiko Fraser (born 1968), American actress and fashion model
W
- William Fraser (disambiguation), multiple people
See also
- Lord Fraser, in the Peerage of Scotland
- Baron Fraser of Allander
- Frasers of Philorth, a Scottish family
- Frasier (disambiguation)
- Frazer (name)
- Frazier (disambiguation)
- Fraser syndrome
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